Why the resistance?

I recently took a trip to Connecticut from North Carolina to visit my sister. I made sure to plan spare time to visit the many comic book stores in the area during my trip. I was in THE HUNT for several items. One book was Infinite Crisis #3 which seemed to have a common defect of a ripped or wrinkled page. This defect was in every copy of every store I went to in North Carolina and every store except for one in Connecticut. While in THE HUNT, I also have been actively browsing and purchasing CGC'd books I am looking for. I went to one store (which will remain nameless) and after looking around, I asked the owner of the medium sized shop if he had any CGC'd books. As a Marine Staff Non-Commissioned Officer, I have a talent for reading people, and I can tell you I was reading such a look of disdain from this man. After looking at me and not replying, I asked if he had any "slabbed" books, to which he replied with a curt "no". It became very obvious he did not like a stranger in his store of overpriced, poor condition back issue comics asking for a guaranteed high quality book. As a former brick and mortar comic book shop owner in Swansboro, NC, I make it a habit to buy something in any comic book shop I visit. Hey, it costs money to keep the lights on so we can browse. I did not buy anything at this shop. I am happy to report that several other shops I visited on Saturday, January 14th were warm and receptive and did have CGC books on display or for sale. I have encountered this obvious disdain for CGC several times over the past year, from conventions to shops. One dealer from Canada at this past years Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC, grew out of breath and flustered when I mentioned sending books off to CGC. He said he "hated" CGC and what it was doing to collectors market. Hated? Yikes! Imagine trying to hawk overpriced, sub par condition books now! I firmly believe the back issue market will remain strong as many folks still want to read original copies of their favorite books, smell the ink and feel the pages. However, it blows my mind that anyone spending any large amount of money on a comic, would not rather have a similar CGC'd copy, or want to send a high grade copy to CGC. I personally still enjoy sifting through back issue bins and finding suitable copies for possible submission to CGC. Well, this was a long winded journal entry! I promise to be shorter next week - Happy CGCing!

Best Regards,

Dudeman5000